"You don't suppose I was going to have anything to do with him?"
demanded Andrew Felps, after a pause.
"Yes, I do," said Snap, bluntly.
"Bah! Nonsense! If he had shown those papers I should have taken
them away from him."
"To keep?"
"No; to return to their rightful owners."
To this Snap made no reply. Andrew Felps was clearly disconcerted.
"Evidently you don't believe me, boy."
Still Snap was silent.
"See here, do you expect to make trouble for me on this account?"
pursued the lumber dealer, growing angry.
"I shall tell the truth, that's all," said Snap.
"I see! You'll try to make it appear that I am in with this---this
fellow!" snorted the lumber dealer. "Well, just you take care,
or you may get into trouble!"
"If I get into trouble I guess I'll know how to take care of myself,"
returned Snap, stoutly.
He had scarcely uttered the words when Andrew Felps caught him
roughly by the shoulder.
"Boy, take care how you talk to me!"
"Let go of me!" exclaimed Snap, with flashing eyes. "Let go,
I say!" And he jerked himself away.
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